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2018 Schedule
5-11, 4th in NFC South
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Jenna Laine ESPN Staff Writer 

I asked Bucs new offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich if he feels added responsibility as one of the few African-American coaches on the offensive side of the ball, like Chargers head coach Anthony Lynn. "There are only 32 of these jobs with whatever position you have, so there is already pressure that comes with the position. Do I feel a responsibility to – I feel a responsibility to my last name, to my family and also to African-American coaches just to try to be successful. Not that I go out and think about it that way. I just want to be the best football coach I can possibly be and hopefully that is good enough to inspire anybody, to help anybody as a player. I don't really view it that way. I don't really see it that way."

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2dJenna Laine

Source: Bucs' Brate battled labrum tear this year

Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Cameron Brate is recovering from surgery after playing the majority of the 2018 season with a torn labrum in his hip, a source told ESPN Friday.

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Jenna Laine ESPN Staff Writer 

Bucs new offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich said that he has always seen Big Ben-type ability in Jameis Winston. In fact, Leftwich remembers watching Winston's first college start when he was up in Pittsburgh. "We knew that this kid had a chance to be really, really good." And now? Leftwich said, "That kid can really play."

Jenna Laine ESPN Staff Writer 

The Bucs have rounded out their coaching staff. Among the notable additions? Kacy Rodgers is the defensive line coach. Antwaan Randle El and former Bucs safety Cody Grimm

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McNair gets new trial in defamation suit vs. NCAA

A judge in Los Angeles issued an order for a new trial in Todd McNair's defamation lawsuit against the NCAA, citing insufficient evidence to justify the original verdict. McNair is now the Tampa Bay Bucs' running back coach.

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Arians says he sees too much 'diva' in WR Brown

Bruce Arians, who was the Steelers' offensive coordinator when Antonio Brown was a rookie, has been observing the All-Pro wide receiver from afar and doesn't like what he sees.

Jenna Laine ESPN Staff Writer 

Byron Leftwich has officially agreed to terms with the Bucs as their offensive coordinator, per a source. Bruce Arians called him a "rising star in this business."

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9dJenna Laine

Goodwin: Wilks' firing amid no black hires 'hurt'

Tampa Bay's new assistant head coach, Harold Goodwin, didn't mince words when asked about his disappointment over the firing of Cardinals head coach Steve Wilks after one season and over the lack of minority hires.

Jenna Laine ESPN Staff Writer 

Bucs new assistant coach/run game coordinator Harold Goodwin on Steve Wilks' firing: "That hurt a little bit. ... It's hard to build something from the ground-up in one year. It's like, ‘Hey, I want you to start this Fortune-500 company, but you've got one year. That's impossible."

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9dJenna Laine

Source: Bucs hire former USC RB coach McNair

Former USC running-backs coach Todd McNair, who spent the past seven years fighting the NCAA over the Reggie Bush scandal and lost, has been hired to the same position with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, a source confirmed to ESPN.

Jenna Laine ESPN Staff Writer 

The Bucs have officially named Harold Goodwin the assistant head coach/run game coordinator and Keith Armstrong the special teams coordinator.

Jenna Laine ESPN Staff Writer 

I can confirm that Todd McNair will be joining the Bucs' staff as running backs coach, as first reported by Pewter Report. McNair played for Arians at Temple and Kansas City and coached with him in Cleveland (2001-2003) before spending six seasons at USC (2004-2009).

Jenna Laine ESPN Staff Writer 

I talked to Drew Stanton, who played for Bruce Arians in both Indianapolis and Arizona, about some of Arians' philosophies. He told me, "You don't win football games in the first half. You can lose them but you don't win them. You have to be smart in the first half. You have to pick and choose your battles. That was a B.A. saying, ‘You play the first half to see what you have to do in the second half.'" Blown first-half leads and countering opponents' halftime adjustments became a real issue under Dirk Koetter. The Bucs were 18-13 since 2016 when they had a lead at any point in the first half. That .581 win percentage ranks 25th in the NFL.

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10dJenna Laine

Winston, Arians have head start on chemistry

Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston and new head coach Bruce Arians go back more than 10 years, to when Winston was in high school and attended Arians' his football camp in Birmingham, Alabama.

Arians says Bucs' job 'was the one for me' (1:18)
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11dJenna Laine

Bowles to lead Bucs D despite late push by Bears

Despite a strong push by the Bears, former Jets coach Todd Bowles joined mentor Bruce Arians as the Buccaneers' defensive coordinator, sources told ESPN.

Team Stats

Passing Yards320.31st
Rushing Yards95.229th
Points For24.812th
Points Against29.0